Circle of Champions
Our Champions truly epitomize the word “Champion” itself. This select group of leaders raises millions of dollars for Best Buddies annually, and they impact their local programs in an extraordinary and unprecedented way. While they compete for weeks, we revere their commitment to inclusion forever and lean on their wisdom to guide future Champions.
1,800
Champions

$27.7
Million Raised
Our 2022 Top 3
1 | $123,000

Asher Ward
Oklahoma
2 | $99,207

Angela Andrews
New Jersey
3 | $98,513

JohnThomas Atema
Tennessee
Our Nationwide Champion of the Year Winners

Alabama
Lillian Hill
$11,000.00+

Arizona
Kailey Sullivan

California: Bay Area
BJ White
$31,795

California: Los Angeles
Kristen Van Handel
$66,000

California: San Diego
AJ Arciniega
$15,231

Connecticut
Matt Davies & Val Sobol
$16,000.00

Delaware
Brianna Wolfle & Ben Moulder
$10,900.00

Florida: North Florida
Kayla Sharp
$98,490.00

Florida: Orlando
Fabio Zacco & Marvin Fung
$46,613.00

Florida: Palm Beach
Marc Pintel & Stephen Shore
$23,273.02

Florida: South Florida
Michelle Kligman and Carolina Rousell
$55,094

Florida: Southwest Florida
David Elkins with Mission Partner Julie Lyle
$7,585

Florida: Tampa Bay
Laura Greary
$33,410.00

Georgia
Andrew Dixon
$58,000

Hawaii
Brian Yano and Ho’opi’ookalani Balaz
$24,000

Illinois: Central Illinois
Beth Hayes
$23,520

Illinois: Chicago
Victoria Hill
$50,000.00

Indiana
Reid Brenton, Champion & Pete Steinkamp, Mission Partner
$69.950.07

Iowa
Kimberly Krantz
$50,900.00

Kentucky
Ami Cain and Cam Brian
$17,415.00

Maine
Fiona MacArthur and Mission Partner, Payton Brown
$52,000.00

Maryland
Julia Goldsmith
$11,400.00

Michigan
Nick Paruch and John Wyskiel
$69,500.00

Minnesota
Sara Messerli and mission partner, Maggie Erickson
$44,216.00

Mountain (CO & UT)
Lloyd Lewis & Kennedy Lewis
$31,248.93

Nevada
Camille Herd & Gabi
$35,000.00

New Hampshire
Jennifer Corriveau and her Mission Partner James Masterson
$49,371.19

New Jersey
Angela Andrews
$99,207.00

New Mexico
Terry Casey
$10,258.00

Western New York
Caroline Hewitt
$6,725.00

New York: Albany
Trinity Hogben & Meg Phelps
$10,000.00

North Carolina
Stephen and Avery Day
$15,000.00

Ohio: Cleveland
Katie Kilmek
$65,000.00

Ohio: Columbus
Alex Rogers & Sharla Thomas
$20,000.00

Oklahoma
Asher Ward
$123,000.00

Oregon
Kendall Campbell
$44,000.00

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Ashley Long
$9,159.00

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Megan Defebo

South Carolina
Knox Hudson
$94,158.00

Tennessee
JohnThomas Atema
$98,513.00

Texas: Houston
Jordyn Ensell and her Mission Partner Juliette Molloy
$83,974.72

Texas: North Texas
Chris Boult & Annemarie Carrigan
$80,850.00

Washington
Courtney Block
$45,000

Washington, DC
Champions of the Year Rose, Dave and Reilly Donovan
$64,850.00

Wisconsin
Madison Dettmann & Amelia Jennings
$36,000